# Rise in South Australia's grain estimates  | SA

> ABARES raised its 2018/19 Australian wheat and barley estimates, with wheat up 342,000 tonnes and barley up 998,000 tonnes, mainly from Western Australia and South Australia. Supplies fell in NSW and Queensland, and grain prices are falling with a wide gap between old and new season prices.

- Date: 2019-02-20 · published 2019-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60570-rise-in-south-australia-s-grain-estimates-sa
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher eastern-state-independent supply estimates add to surplus pressure and weigh on Australian wheat and barley prices, though eastern shortfalls may still need to be filled from the west.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-03 | [South Australia’s grain harvest rises by 51%   - Milling Midd ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36370-south-australia-s-grain-harvest-rises-by-51-milling-midd.md) | -13.2% | -13.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-29 | [Australian crop estimate nudges higher: INTL FCStone - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61046-australian-crop-estimate-nudges-higher-intl-fcstone-grain-central.md) | -0.9% | -5.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-15 | [WASDE adds 3Mt to Australian wheat estimate - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40015-wasde-adds-3mt-to-australian-wheat-estimate-grain-central.md) | -1.7% | -10.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-17 | [Australia raises wheat crop estimate to new record \| 2021-02-17  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48596-australia-raises-wheat-crop-estimate-to-new-record-2021-02-17-world-grain.md) | +0.8% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-08 | [Australia winter wheat crop estimate above average  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46544-australia-winter-wheat-crop-estimate-above-average-world-grain.md) | +6.1% | -4.4% |

## Sources

- stockjournal.com.au: https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/5914494/states-grain-estimates-climb/

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